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Is the Range Rover Evoque, the 2010 production version of the Range Stormer?

Land Rover did their first-ever concept to preview a new production model back in 2004 with the Range Stormer. It was our first intro into what would become the first addition to the Range Rover line – the Range Rover Sport. The Sport was done when they showed the concept for the first time. So it was more like they took a soon to be released vehicle and created a concept from it. That’s all old news though, what I wanted to say today was something that caught me off-guard. We’ve seen the Stormer since 2004 and the final 2-door Evoque was revealed back in June. The Stormer always seemed to me as a blurry vision of the Sport, what I mean by that is, squint while looking at the Stormer from a distance and it’s a Sport. However, if you really look at it today, it’s an Evoque with 2004-era Land Rover styling. And I’m sure the 2-door version is biasing my opinion, but look at how many cues are there. And I do of course realize they should have similar cues if they’re all basically “Range Rovers.

Look as those wheel arches that intersect the hood line. Roof line looks closer to Evoque then Sport. Hood louvers.

Big spoiler & Angular Exhaust – And they both seem to have glass roofs.

And I’ll close with a no longer valid & somewhat now sad quote from the 2004 Range Stormer Press Release:

Like all Land Rovers, the four-wheel drive is engaged permanently…

It’s the “Like all” part that really shows its age.

Michael2010-08-31T01:51:02-04:00September 2, 2010|

Range Rover Evoque – Photo-shoot in London

I realize this is a week or two old, I had re-tweeted it from Land Rover UK on August 20th. I should have posted it here too – so for the record, here’s the video made up of shoots taken from a 2-door Range Rover Evoque photo-shoot in London.

I think this is actually the most we’ve ever seen of the rear of a non-camouflaged Evoque. There aren’t any official rear shots I can find and in the press videos, they don’t do a full shot of the rear, just close-ups. We saw the LRX from behind, but it is slightly different from that. And the new shots do make it look like we may be getting the standard Range Rover split tailgate.

In addition, like all the 2010+ models, they’ve removed the rear Land Rover badge, however the model name has moved from the right side like the other Land Rovers to the left.

And finally, in these pics you can see both standard exhausts and more angular ones as well. So maybe they’ll be doing an “LRX Edition” à la the “Stormer Edition” that they did for the Sport.

Michael2010-08-31T01:24:21-04:00August 31, 2010|

Spy Photos: 2012 Range Rover Evoque

More photos of the 4-door Range Rover Evoque and some real interior shots – although not much to see, they’re still using the Jaguar steering wheel for testing, I wonder if that will show up in production or if they’ll go with the standard Land Rover steering wheel. Also of note, and I’m not sure if it’s just a trick of the eye, but it looks like there is just one big dial for the gauge cluster – maybe they’ll go full LCD for that?

From Edmunds Inside Line:

Michael2010-08-14T17:22:52-04:00August 14, 2010|

ALL-NEW RANGE ROVER EVOQUE PROTOTYPES GO UNDERCOVER

– All-new Range Rover Evoque enters final-phase testing.

– Global test programme will cover millions of miles in extreme endurance conditions.

– It’s no secret: funky ‘camouflage’ wraps designed to introduce the new Range Rover Evoque to the world.

– Over 17,000 individual tests to be completed on all components and systems.

The all-new Range Rover Evoque has entered its final phase of testing, with hundreds of prototype models dispatched around the globe for trial in the toughest climates and conditions.

Land Rover is making no secret of the operation – its design team has fitted ten prototypes with funky camouflage wraps, to introduce the new car in ten key cities worldwide.

Ordinarily prototypes are disguised for discretion, but these ten are intended to be seen. The funky camouflage imagery is actually a GPS mapping trail of ten key cities for Evoque, with each vehicle saying ‘Hello’ to its city. It signals the eagerly awaited global launch of the new Evoque.

These unmissable vehicles represent London, New York, Sao Paulo, Paris, Milan, Madrid, Berlin, Sydney, Shanghai and Moscow and will all be spotted testing around the globe. They are just a small proportion of the hundreds of pre-production cars that will be rigorously evaluated over millions of miles to ensure the new Range Rover Evoque surpasses the highest standards of quality and reliability when it goes on sale in summer 2011.

Teams of engineers will travel to 20 countries to pit the Range Rover Evoque against the most extreme conditions on earth, ranging from the Arctic to the desert, from German Autobahns to Tokyo city traffic. Alongside the engineers, Land Rover is working with 120 unique component suppliers and carrying out in excess of 17,000 individual tests to examine every separate part and system.

Like all Range Rovers, the new Evoque will have been proven against all the elements when it goes on sale next summer.

“The development stage is crucial in the year leading up to launching the car,” said Murray Dietsch, director of Land Rover programmes. “No stone is left unturned; we have a team of experienced and skilled engineers who will work to a tight schedule to ensure we have a top quality vehicle to offer our customers.”

The new Range Rover Evoque is the smallest, lightest and most fuel-efficient model the company has ever offered, and will be sold in 160 markets around the world.

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Michael2010-07-16T00:51:29-04:00July 16, 2010|

Range Rover Evoque prototypes go undercover

From the Land Rover UK Flickr account – the worldly camouflaged Evoques:

Michael2010-07-13T19:37:22-04:00July 13, 2010|